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FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES UNIT

TORINO FASHION WEEK 2018

ORIGIN OF THE FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES UNITUNITES WITH THE STORY OF CETEMMSA AND EURECAT

CETEMMSA was founded as a joint initiative of local business associations and public administrations to promote new technology for textile sector.

1992

Catalonia has always been the area rich of

textile industry.

At 1992, technological center CETEMMSA was established.

At 2017, Eurecat has 600 employees and 18 technology units.

At 2015, five Catalan technology centers joined together and

formed Eurecat.

First European e-Textileprojects were launched at CETEMMSA. They focused on monitoring user´s vital signs and motions.

2009

CRTTT, Research Center of Textile Technology, started formal collaboration with CETEMMSA to develop functional textiles.

2007Eurecat was founded. First time, there is a unit focusing fully into textile technology: Functional Textiles Unit.

2015


TECHNOLOGY CENTERWITH WIDE ASSORTMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES

18 TECHNOLOGY UNITS

MISSION: Boost competitiveness of companies and society through appliedresearch, innovation, and knowledge transfer.


FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES UNITTWO LOCATIONS

SMART TEXTILES LAB

CHEMISTRY LAB

Mataró

TEXTILE MANUFACTURING LAB

TEXTILE TESTING LABS

Canet de Mar


WAYS OF COLLABORATIONCUSTOMERS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS – WE HAVE SEVERAL SERVICES

Feasibility Study

Functional Prototyping

Process Analysis

General Courses

New IdeaProduct

Development

Industrial Assessment

& QualityTraining

Proof of Concept

Industrialization &

Pre-production

Technical Analysis

Customized Courses


CAPABILITIESLARGE SCALE OF CAPABILITIES

• Developing knitted & woven structures according to the Customer’s need

• Developing hybrid yarns by combining several yarns together to get more functionalities

• Testing the development result – yarn, fabric or other textile structure

• Functionalizing textile surfaces via embroidering, printing, etc.

Functional Textiles unit has excellent know-how of textile structures and materials. Besides, unit has a good assortment of industrial textile machines in use – for both

knitting and weaving, which is a great tool for innovation and prototyping.

In the private projects, all these are harnessed to solve customer’s need.


R&D FOCUSAT FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES UNIT

E-textiles: Designing & PrototypingSensors into garments; bio signals, flexion, posture, and motion

Heating, lighting, and sound emitting actuators

Multifunctional Fabrics: Designing & IndustrializingIntelligent properties with stimuli-sensitive biopolymers

Functional materials into complex fabric structures

Composites: Materials & StructuresPre-formed reinforced fabrics to optimize structures and processes

Hybridizing materials to optimize performance

E-TEXTILES

“Also known as electric textiles or smart textiles. Everyday textiles and clothes that have electric components embedded in them.”

(Source: www.igi-global.com/dictionary/e-textiles/46943)


TEMISEUROPEAN SUDOE PROJECT (2012-2014)

Project developed new tools to manage better with the health care challenges.

One of the tools is a monitoring shirt to measure and assess changes in our

health.

The shirt monitors the following biosignals:

• Heart rate / ECG

• Breathing rate

• Temperature

• Fever

The shirts were tested in the hospitals in France and Portugal by healthy subjects

and Parkison’s disease patients.


TEMISEUROPEAN SUDOE PROJECT (2012-2014)

The requirements of the shirt

included long term usability,

wash ability, comfortable to use,

and portable & wireless use.

Temporary body temperature monitoring

(on demand)

Soft textile sensors for heart rate & ECG (two in the front,

one on the back)

Continuous skin temperature monitoring

Elastic cable integrated for inductive breathing monitoring

FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES

WEARLUMBPREVENTION OF LUMBAR FATIGUE (Nuclis: 2014-2016)

This project focused in developing a wearable & portable system to prevent lumbar fatigue / musculo-skeletal disorders.

Wearlumb system analyses the posture of the userby utilizing the data collected by the garmentintegrated sensors.

Data is collected via:

• Bending sensors

• Stretch sensors

• Accelerometers

Monitoring underwear together with WearLumbsystem has been tested in real occupationalenvironment. Continuation is currently planned.


SOLAR TEXTILE PRODUCTINTEGRATION OF ELECTRONICS AND TEXTILES

This project was about integrating flexible solar cells into a textile product.

YouShine was developed by thedesign brand Cooked in Barcelonain co-operation with partners. One ofthe partners was Eurecat (beforeCETEMMSA).

• This solar bag is a product forurban, but environmental friendlyliving.

• Integrated solar panels help tokeep the batteries of the mobiledevices charged during the day.

• Colorful materials origin of the recycled advertisement banderoles.

This product is a great example of combining technology and

modern design.

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GENERAL E-TEXTILES TRENDS

Study of Juniper Research estimates themarket of smart wearables to be around$87 billion dollars at 2021, when therevenues of hardware like smartwatches andfitness wearables are calculated.

Besides, Juniper Research estimates thehealthcare wearables together with smartglass products to have the biggest year-on-year growth, when thinking smart wearablesand the period from 2016 to 2021. Theannual revenue from the healthcarewearables (hardware) is predicted toreach $11.2 billion.

International Data Company, IDC, givesnumbers also for the clothing wearablesspecifically and sees the shipment amount ofclothing wearables to grow from 3.3 millionproducts at 2017 to 21.6 million at 2021.

There are e.g. many monitoring wearables already available on themarket, some of them are clothing wearables and some are accessories.

The market of wearables is pretty young and it is seen interesting withlot of future potential, but there are also some challenges.

E-TEXTILES HAVE LOT OF POSSIBILITIES

www.juniperresearch.com

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS42818517


REIMAGINE TEXTILESLAUNCHED BY EURECAT, TECHNOCAMPUS, AND CRTTT

Reimagine Textile is a co-operation network that connects the main players of the textile industry and invites them to re-imagine the sector

for the 21st century.

You can find more information of the network at: http://www.reimaginetextile.com/en/

Technology Partners Education Partners

Industry Partners

Investment Partners

Entrepreneur Partners


WORKSHOPS FOR DESIGNERSREALIZED IN DESIGNER + ENGINEER CO-OPERATION

2015 2016 2017 2018

More to come…

Soft Wearables

16 - 21 November 2015

Eurecat - CRTTT

Canet de Mar

ArtEZ Fashion Masters

from Eindhoven

University of Technology

ArcInTexETN (H2020 ITN

2015)

Soft Wearables &

Soft Technologies:

sharing knowledge

through making

24 - 27 October 2016

Eurecat - CRTTT

Canet de Mar

ArtEZ Fashion Masters

Smart Wearables &

Soft Skin:

sharing knowledge

through making

18 - 21 December 2017

Eurecat - CRTTT

Canet de Mart

ArtEZ Fashion Masters &

Elisava Escuela

Universitaria

TRANSITORY TEXTILESTransitions of textiles through material qualities and fabrication

Pauline Van Dongen + Modeberlofte

Dates: 2 - 6 July 2018

Duration: 1 week

Language: Program in English

Location: Eurecat Canet – CRTTT

Plaça Indústria, 1; Canet de Mar

–Barcelona, Spain

Price: 620 € (*)

With Reimagine Textile Grant:

310 €

� Developing textiles and studying

them in context of ‘on the body’

� Hands-on experience of future

textiles and explore the role of

experimenting in designing them

� Introduction of smart and

functional materials

� Small activities will provide

hands-on experience and

methods based on material

experimentationAcademic Director: Oscar Tomico

Contact :

[email protected]

in co-operation with


FUNSUN KIDS

INNOVATIVE TEXTILE WEARABLE HELPING CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF SUN EXPOSURE

DESIGNER + ENGINEER

FreelanceDesigner

PAULA CANET

TechnologyCenter

EURECAT

Project Schedule: 20.3.-19.9.2018


APPROACHNEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND RISE AWARENESS

• FUNSUN KIDS PRODUCT:

• a didactic toy

• a help tool for adults

• THE CORE:

• multifunctional textile bracelet which also communicates with a smartphone app

• FACT OF LEARNING:

• Everybody learns spontaneous way, when something fascinates or surprises us as we devote all our attention to it. Especially children.

� DESIGNING TARGET

• HOW OUR TEXTILE WEARABLE IS DIFFERENT:

• Something is changing according to the environmental conditions

• MONITORING & ALERTING:

• Via smart phone app

• Via a virtual animal

• HOW TO BE SUNWISE:

• Information and recommendation via smart phone app

• In the game, children are protecting cute virtual sea animals from UV radiation


FUNSUN KIDS PRODUCTPRODUCT CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS

TEXTILE WEARABLE: BRACELET

Capable for color changes according to environmental conditions:• To attract the kid and catch

his attention• To give a rough idea of the

environmental conditions

Design uses sea animals and chromic materials. • UV indicative materials to be

checked as well

ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE

Will be detachable from the textile bracelet:• Recycling • Modular design

Electronic device includes:• UV index sensor• Sensors for environmental

temperature and humidity • Bluetooth, battery, and

memory

SMART PHONE APPLICATION

Game to motivate kids to behave with awareness of sun:• Virtual pet, which needs

protection of the Sun

Informative part for adult users:• Asks basic information of the

users and use sessions• Gives recommendations and

information for adults


TEAM EXCELLENCE & COLLABORATION

FUNSUN KIDS TEAM

DESIGNER Paula Canet - Freelancer

ENGINEER Eurecat Technology Center

Person in charge at EurecatVirginia Garcia Candel

Textile Engineering at EurecatAuli Piedra

Electrical Engineering at EurecatJoan Garcia Paredes

The whole team locates at Barcelona area.

TEAM HAS EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE OF TEXTILE WEARABLES

App Development at EurecatOriol Tristany TuxansEduardo Rodriguez Castillo


WEARSUSTAIN NETWORKALL WEARSUSTAIN PROJECTS HAVE A MENTOR AND A HUB

Wearsustain network can be found at https://network.wearsustain.eu/dashboards/home

Funsun KIDS project is working with Anne Prahl and Aeguana.

MENTOR ANNE PRAHL

Anne is an independent design professional with greatexperience in the sports and fashion industry. She is based inLondon. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anne-prahl-phd-298362

HOME HUB AEGUANA

Aeguana’s expertise is in designing and engineering productsthat are manufacturable and simplistic, hardware anddeveloping of IoT products. They are based in England.

http://aeguana.com


SUSTAINABLE TEXTILESWEARSUSTAIN GUIDES TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION

• ECOYARN

• Premium recycled yarns

• Plastic bottles and garbage from Mediterranean sea

01

• GREEN ENERGY

• Printing process uses energy generated by the solar panels

02

• ECOPRINT

• Due to digital printing, use of water has been reduced by 100%

03

• ZERO KILOMETERS

• Local supply chain of the manufacturing process enables better control and limits traffic pollution

04

Funsun KIDS team has opened collaboration with a local textile company Estilmar.

Estilmar is specialized in printed knitted and woven fabrics for swimwear and beachwear products.

They are just launching their environmental friendly line Ecowave.

THANK YOU!

[email protected]

www.twitter.com/eurecat_news www.facebook.com/Eurecatorg

Technology Promoter:

Auli Piedra

[email protected]

+34 682 123 464

https://eurecat.org/en/

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